Molder&#39;s ladle.



PATENTEDOGT. 22,1907.

G. E. NEUBERTH. M OLDERS LADLB.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1907.

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GEORGE E. NEUBERTH, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MOLDERS LADLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, i907.

Application filed April12,1907. Serial No. 367,783. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Greener. E. NEUBnR'rn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Method ofPreparing Moldeis Ladles', and I do hereby declare the following to be alull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a ladle used in foundry practice when makingcastings of a comparatively small size, and is designed to provide aladle that takes the molten metal from the bottom of the mass, butconducts it and pours from the top of the ladle. This is done to preventthe slag flowing into the mold, and all the metal but the slag can beused as the pouring can continue until the slag appears at the outlet,and then pouring can cease.

The method of preparing the ladle is the new feature o[ it, and the sameladle can be used with different sized outlets, the ladle being providedwith the passage [or metal whenever the ladle is lined.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical section of the ladle. Fig. 2 is a top View of thesame. Fig. 3 is a section showing the pouring operation. Figs. 4 and 5show steps in the preparation of the ladle, and Fig. 6 is a detail of apart of the ladle showing a modified construction.

in the drawings 10 is the body portion of the ladle, and a spout portion11 extends down on one side for a major portion of the depth of theladle. A partition 12 is formed across the ladle to form, with the spout11, a passage 13 which opens at 14 into the body portion of the ladle.When metal is run into this ladle, the slag, which is on the top, isheld there, as the pouring is done as in Fig. 3, taking the molten metalfrom the bottom of the body portion and conducting it to the top of theladle to be poured. The partition 12 keeps the slag in the body portion,and practically all the as in Figs. 4 and 5.

metal in the ladle can be poured, and all that is poured will be freefrom impurities and slag, and a casting without pitted portions will bethe result.

When desired, the partition 12 can be strengthened by a screen orstiffening element 15, as shown in Fig. 6. The method of preparing theladle is novel, and the process consists in setting a rod 16, which canbe of the required diameter, in fi1'ec1ay in the spent 11, The wholeladle is then lined with fire-clay, as in Fig. 5, and the partition 12is formed and the ladle is simply lined as a round ladle is, thus savingthe time necessary now to form the short spout lining in the usualladle. The rod 16 is then twirled to loosen it and then withdrawn, theopening 14 is made with the finger and the ladle is baked, and is thenready for use.

If very small work is to be done, and a small flow of metal isdesirable, the ladle is prepared with the rod 16 of very small diameter,and when the opening or passage 13 is wanted of a large capacity, alarger rod is placed in the spout when the ladle is lined.

This ladle is easily and cheaply made, and is sure to supply clear metalwhen pouringuntil the clear metal is all gone.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. Thehereindescribed method consisting in forming a ladle with a spoutportion extending from the top for a major portion of its length towardthe bottom, inserting a rod in the spout, lining the ladle and the spoutto inclose the rod, then removing the rod, and then forminganopeningfrom the bottom of the passage left by the rod into the bodyportion of the ladle.

2. The hereindescribed method consisting in forming a ladle with a spoutportion extending from the top toward the bottom, lining the spoutportion with heat resisting material, inserting a rod in the spoutportion, lining the ladle to inclose the rod, then uncovering the end ofthe red at the bottom of the spout portion on the side toward the bodyportion of the ladle, and then removing the rod.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 10th day of April 1907.

GEORGE E. NEUBERTI-I.

Witnesses WM. H. CAMFIELD, E. A. PELL.

